Overview
- On a Twitch stream, Newell and Alize said producers told them the bout with Tay Melo and Anna Jay would run three minutes, that several backstage voices agreed this would not help anyone, and that they were told they could leave.
- Subsequent reporting from Fightful and others corroborated that the disagreement centered on match length rather than refusing to lose.
- Hyan and Maya World were inserted on short notice, worked a sub-two-minute match with TayJay, and were praised backstage for stepping in.
- AEW has offered no public statement, and multiple outlets note neither Newell nor Alize is under an AEW contract, leaving future bookings uncertain.
- Conflicting accounts continue to circulate, including talk of prior friction with Megan Bayne, while Newell reported receiving death threats online and Taya Valkyrie publicly urged wrestlers to make any allotted TV time count.